White Moonlight of Powerful Officials at large

Chapter 1

The night is like thick ink, and the heavy rain is like pouring.

It seldom rains like this in winter in the north, and the strong winds brought by it made the sky over Yanmenguan roar with owls, as if some kind of evil spirit had come.

The soldiers stationed at Yanmen Pass stood upright, and occasionally they were caught in the eyes by the rain, so they dared to take a look at the generals who were waiting in front of them.

After the Xuanping Rebellion, the mountains and rivers were peaceful. The governor only came to make inspections on important days, occasionally came to sit in town for a few days, and would also be in the General Military Mansion. Why did he bring the soldiers to personally guard the city gate like these two days?
I don't know if there is any trouble in Beijing.

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and it’s time to close the city gates when it’s time for a cup of tea.

Suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes in front of them, and from far to near, a carriage slowly appeared behind the rain curtain.

The soldiers stood upright, waiting for the driver to pull the reins, and went forward to check.

"The old woman's son and daughter-in-law are all doing some small business outside the customs. Hearing that her grandson is in poor health, the old woman is very anxious. That's why she bothered at this time. This is a customs clearance document. Please excuse me."

The carriage behind the rain curtain was very ordinary, and there was not even a light at night, but through the lights of the city gate, you could still see the old woman's hands covered with gutters.

The boy who hit the horse bent his waist and hooked his back, braving the heavy rain, without daring to lift his head, and brought the document to the governor: "Please look at it, my lord."

The governor with a white beard didn't reach out to take it, but gave the subordinate beside him a look. The subordinate hurriedly stepped forward to accept the document, while he stepped forward with an oil lamp to light up the carriage.

The soldiers who held the umbrella for the governor were also speculating, not knowing who they were investigating recently, but the governor came here in person and inspected the carriages one by one, as if he was afraid that something might go wrong.

The carriage was illuminated by a dim oil lamp, and there was an old woman and a maid inside.

"This is a domestic slave. My son is worried about the long journey and no one will take care of him, so I specially told the old woman to take it with me." The old woman's voice was pale.

"Everyone get out of the car and check." The governor stared at the young maid with hawk-like eyes.

Looking at the pouring rain outside the car, the maid looked at the old woman expectantly.The old woman patted her arm reassuringly, and she obediently helped the old woman get out of the car.

Together with the servant, the three of them were interrogated for nearly half an hour, and the carriage was even searched from inside to outside.

It wasn't until it was confirmed that what the three of them said was not half a lie, and that there was nothing strange in the carriage, that the governor waved his hand to signal to let them go.

The horses neighed, and the carriage slowly passed through the Dili Gate.

The heavy rain did not stop, and the city gates were still brightly lit.Someone cupped their hands and said, "My lord, it's already the quarter of the day."

The city gate should be closed at [-]:[-] pm.

The governor, who also had gray eyebrows, frowned and pondered for a moment: "Keep watching!"

"Leader!"

And the carriage that had just passed the city gate finally started to accelerate after passing the moat.

"Girl, we actually came out! We really came out!" The young maid changed her previous silence and grabbed the old woman's arm, her face full of excitement, "It's outside the pass, we... no, it's you... ...You are free now, girl!"

I was still a little choked up when I said the last sentence,

The old woman, who was pale just a moment ago, now has a young girl's agility in her eyes, but her voice is still as old as before: "The craftsmanship of the quack warlock is really ingenious, and we have spent half of our wealth in vain."

The maid nodded again and again: "I was scared to death by the heavy rain just now! I just hope that this voice and appearance can be as he said, and it can last for three days, when Pei..."

The maid paused, and said again: "At that time, no one will be able to find the girl again!"

The old woman laughed, her eyes that were extremely inconsistent with her appearance were shining brightly.

"Please hurry up, my old lady is very worried about her grandson, and she needs to drive all night." The maid opened the curtain of the car and told the boy in front.

A master and a servant set off from the capital, changing disguises along the way. Naturally, this young man was hired temporarily and did not know their real identities.

The carriage is faster.

Wen Ning gently opened the window of the carriage a crack, and the cool wind broke through the window in an instant, but after passing the Yanmen Pass, the rain seemed to become smaller, condensed into snow particles and hit the face one by one, but let her Feel very refreshing.

Half a year of planning, half a month of anxiety, almost sleepless day and night to finally come here.

As long as she gets out of Yanmen Pass, she will no longer be a bird in Pei You's cage, a bird in her palm, to be manipulated by him.

"Girl, you and I will go our separate ways tomorrow morning. I will choose the opportunity to go back and make a detour to Jiangnan to confuse you. If I am caught then, I will say that you are on the way, and I..."

Before the words were finished, and before Wen Ning could say his refusal, the sound of horseshoes could be heard through the narrow gap of the car window.

The momentum was hurried, from far to near, and it seemed that someone could faintly hear someone shouting "stop".

The faces of both the master and the servant changed, and the maid immediately couldn't sit still and tried to open the window to take a look. Wen Ning held her hand and patted her comfortingly: "Linglan, don't panic."

"Old lady, I'm afraid we have encountered a horse thief outside the pass, you two sit still!" The voice of the servant in front came, and with the sound of accelerating the horse, the speed of the carriage became faster.

Hearing that it was a horse thief, Wen Ning's heart relaxed.

As a thief, all he wants is money.She and Linglan disguised themselves this time, one was a wrinkled old woman, and the other was a freckled, ugly-looking maidservant, they were really caught up, and it was enough to give up some money.

The carriage was moving at a high speed, and the heavy curtains could not cover it due to the strong wind, but in order to hide their identities, they did not dare to choose a high-quality horse. After accelerating for a while, the horse was obviously exhausted.

The hooves of the horses were getting closer and closer, only the neighing of the horses was heard, and the carriage bumped and nearly stopped.

Ling Lan supported Wen Ning with a pale complexion. Both of them knew that they were stopped by someone, and neither of them made a sound, they just listened to the movement outside.

But the boy driving the carriage didn't make a sound, neither did the people who came, and even the horses with them seemed to quiet down for a moment.

In the darkness of the stormy day, the silence turned into an invisible oppression, covering it heavily.

Wen Ning began to feel uneasy, but felt that it was impossible.

She has been planning this trip for a long time, and the days are also carefully chosen.When she left Beijing, Pei You was overseeing the frontier defense in Jizhou thousands of miles away, and when he got the news, it must be three days later.Besides, she has set up many obstacles along the way, even if his horse is faster, it is absolutely impossible to find her so quickly and follow her closely.

Linglan's body was trembling almost constantly, Wen Ning patted the back of her hand again, signaling her to relax.

Soon there was the sound of horseshoes ahead.

A horse walked slowly towards the carriage, getting, getting, getting, neither fast nor slow, and its steps were extremely crisp.

After a while, I saw a silver-white scabbard. With a light pick, the heavy car curtain was lifted, and the silver-white armor came into view.

Even though it was late at night, the person who came did not bring a torch, and there was not even a little moonlight on a rainy night, but his silver-white armor still had to borrow the light from the sky to illuminate his sharp-edged face and dark eyes. clear.

The moment Wen Ning met his eyes, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Linglan!" Wen Ning sat up abruptly.

"Alan is here! What's wrong with the girl? Could it be that she's in trouble again?" Hearing her girl's cry, Ling Lan quickly put down her work and went into the back room. The son wiped her sweat and said distressedly, "Miss, the nightmares have been quite frequent recently, why don't you invite a doctor to come over and prescribe some soothing soup for you? The eldest son of the left and right has a cold recently, and the doctor comes to check his pulse every day. , asking him to stop by and show you, it’s not too much trouble.”

Wen Ning's eyes were still blank, and her pupils dilated slightly, as if she had been frightened.

"Miss?" Linglan called again, "Miss?"

Only then did Wen Ning come back to her senses, she blinked, and her eyes gradually softened: "Linglan, are we still in Wen's residence?"

Linglan frowned, since the girl had a fever a while ago, she often had nightmares, and she would ask some strange questions when she woke up, what year is this year, what are you really unmarried, what kind of son Where is the Second Young Master? Today I asked again, are we still in the Wen Mansion?

"Miss, we are naturally in Wen's residence." Linglan said softly, "Miss, please lie down for a while, and I will go to the eldest son to ask for a doctor."

Seeing Linglan leaving in a hurry, Wen Ning didn't stop her.

Maybe it's time to see the doctor take medicine, she doesn't want to dream about those things in the first day, and feel that the world in front of her is illusory when she wakes up.

She looked down at her hands, and she was sure they were white and tender, full of blood, not so thin and haggard, with no strength.

Yes.

She came back to life.

After being cut off by Pei You and physically and mentally damaged by being imprisoned by her side, she unexpectedly returned to the year she was 15 years old.

It took nearly half a month for her to wake up to believe that she had returned to her best years. She hadn't been married yet, and she hadn't met Pei You yet. by your side.

Thinking of this, Wen Ning's eyes instantly brightened, blood turned to her face, and her lips gradually turned rosy.

She got off the bed slowly, took a coat and put it on herself.

In this life, she will definitely kill the grass and roots before anything happens.

Never repeat the same mistakes.

(End of this chapter)